St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
A GREAT MATCH.
The Feather weight Championship to
be Settled at Minneapolis.
WARREN AND WEIR SIGN
The Former Makes a Plueky Proposition,
3 Which Weir's Representative Ac-
cepts--Dec. IL the Date.

Boston has recently had contest for
sthe lightweight championship OF the
world which has interested the entire
country, even to those who ordinarily
do not take much interest in athletic
matters. Minneapolis is shortly to be
the scene of another match involv-
ing quite as important question, i. e.,
the feather-weight championship OF the
world. 1t has been announced repeat
eddy in the sporting columns of the pa
pers all over the country that negotia-
lions were pending for a match between
Ike O'Neil Weir. the Belfast Spider,
who holds the feather-weight
championship of England, and
Tommy Warren, who holds the
feather-weight championship of
America. Recent correspondence with
hacker. resulted in the signing of arti-
cieS for fifteen-rOund match between
the two to take place at Minneapolis
Dec. IL, each to deposit $3.50 and to
weigh in at 100 pounds. Warren, who
has already gone into training at La
Crosse in anticipation of the match, it
appears, is afraid that draw may re-
suit. To avoid the possibility of this
undesirable outcome of the match he
has sought so long, he yesterday sent
the GLOBE the following card for pub
licatiOn:
1 have 0been trying to get a match with
Weir the Belfast Spider, for over year. and
now that we are really to have meeting
want the question of superiority to be settled
without question. involving, rs it does, the
international feather-weight championship.
FOG this of reason TSsDd propose h eona as
at finn lic IN fol a n1O
be increased from fifteen TO twenty, with
fair referee. Weir and myself should be able
to determine who is the better man i'll that
number of rounds. and 1t is with this pur-
pose in view that make the proposition, the
other requirements of the articles of agree
ment 10 be adhered to.
TOMMY WARREN,
Feather-Weight Champion of America.
The GLOBES sporting correspondent
at Boston recently telegraphed that
Warren was considered a coward by the
pugilists of that city. His plucky prop
oSition, however. does not bear this the
DRY out. Further than that, he is per-
haps the one pugilist who has visited
the Northwest who has invariably given
the public satisfaction. His two con-
tests with DanfOrth, in the latter of
which he defeated the champion of the
East, stand as the best exhibitions of
fistic science ever given in the North
west. The assertion, which the Boston
correspondent even takes occasion
to deny, that Weir will not get fair
treatment at Minneapolis, is ridiculous
ly untrue. While Warren has won
fairly no little popularity, Weir will
find that the contest will be strictly
upon its merits. without fear or favor.
John Donaldson, who is authorized by
Keenan, to repre- sent and handle Weir,
when told of Warren's proposition last
evening, said:
l will agree for Weir to make the contest
any number Of rounds Warren may desire.
Warren's good little man, and I'm his
friend but he can't make il bluff at the Spi-
der that will not be called on the spot
shall telegraph Weir tonight TO come OH to
Minneapolis and go into training at once.
The time isn't any too long, and the quicker
he gets To work the better. for he will not
have amy soft work when he puts up his
hands before Warren.
The articles specify that the match
shall he for division of the receipts.
the winner TO take65 per cent and the
loser b.